Your photo must be square-shaped, meaning the photo's height must be the same as its width. Your eye height, measured from the bottom of the photo to the level of your eyes, should be between 55% and 70% - or roughly 2/3 - of the photo's height.Įyeglasses: Starting November 1, 2016, eye glasses will no longer be allowed in visa photos. For further details on photo requirements please visit. Your head height, measured from the top of your head, including the hair, to the bottom of your chin, must be between 50% and 70% of the photo's total height. If your photo does not meet the requirements, you will be required to submit a new photo before your visa is processed, even if the visa application system accepted it as a digital photo upload. If you are renewing a previous visa, this generally means your photo must not be the same one that appeared on your old visa. To reflect your current appearance, your photo must be taken within the last six months. Submitting photos that do not meet these criteria can delay the visa application process. Your visa application photo must meet certain criteria regarding size and content. For this reason, you must provide a photo on the day of the interview which strictly adheres to these guidelines. Also, even when the system accepts the uploaded photo, this does not guarantee that the photo is acceptable for visa processing and printing.

Please note that “Selfies” and other photos not meeting the requirements above will not be accepted and will cause delay in visa processing. In addition to uploading the photo, you must bring to your interview one original 5cm by 5cm photograph printed on photo paper with white background and free from any shadows on the face.

Important Notice to Visa Applicants Regarding Photo Requirements: Photographs uploaded to your DS-160 must be new (never used for a visa application before and taken less than 6 months ago).

You will also be fingerprinted when you arrive for your interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the day of your interview. You should also bring a copy of your photograph to the U.S. When applying for a nonimmigrant visa, you are required to upload a digital photograph taken within the last six months as part of completing and submitting the Form DS-160.

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